Post by Rilith on Jan 24, 2006 12:27:47 GMT
We were really excited when we found out we were pregnant again. I kept telling Carl its different. I had got it in my mind there were twins...lol.
We went for the dating scan, we were 11 weeks. They didn't say anything then, they just said they were struggling to get a measurement, and could we come back next week. After checking there was only one in there we agreed and went on our merry way.
I said to Carl on the way back to the car, that they couldn't get the nuchal fold measurement, and thats what it was. We went back the following week, and the measurement was 4mm. It sounds so tiny and insignificant. They told us it could be either Downs, Turners Syndrome or possible heart defects and would we considor an amnio.
We chose to go for the amnio, with having 2 young boys we thought it would be best to prepare them. At this point I already knew what the result would be. We waited until 16 weeks PG and went to have the amnio done. it was uncomfortable and worrying. But it was soon over. Then it was waiting......
We heard 4 days later. The phone rang and the midwife said "its not the result we were hoping for" all I could respond with... "its only trisomy 21 isn't it?? its not 13 or 18".. lol even then the Downs wasn't an issue, it was the other trisomy problems that were scarier.
We coped really well with it. FIL wanted us to abort, but we just falt told him no way.
We went for the detailed scan at 20 weeks and found out thats she had a large hole in the heart and narrowing of the pulminory artery. This hit us worse than the downs. Again we were offered termination. But no we had gotten this far, and we would carry on, cus we loved her already (we didn't know she was a she then btw).
We had growth scans in north staffs, and heart scans each month in Birmingham. It was hard work. we went for one growth scan and they told us she had stopped growing and it was time to get her out.
She came 3 weeks early weighing 5lb 10oz, and she was a beaut. She slept well and ate well from day one, I have never known such a content little baby
(The story of the ops come another time...lol) ;D
We went for the dating scan, we were 11 weeks. They didn't say anything then, they just said they were struggling to get a measurement, and could we come back next week. After checking there was only one in there we agreed and went on our merry way.
I said to Carl on the way back to the car, that they couldn't get the nuchal fold measurement, and thats what it was. We went back the following week, and the measurement was 4mm. It sounds so tiny and insignificant. They told us it could be either Downs, Turners Syndrome or possible heart defects and would we considor an amnio.
We chose to go for the amnio, with having 2 young boys we thought it would be best to prepare them. At this point I already knew what the result would be. We waited until 16 weeks PG and went to have the amnio done. it was uncomfortable and worrying. But it was soon over. Then it was waiting......
We heard 4 days later. The phone rang and the midwife said "its not the result we were hoping for" all I could respond with... "its only trisomy 21 isn't it?? its not 13 or 18".. lol even then the Downs wasn't an issue, it was the other trisomy problems that were scarier.
We coped really well with it. FIL wanted us to abort, but we just falt told him no way.
We went for the detailed scan at 20 weeks and found out thats she had a large hole in the heart and narrowing of the pulminory artery. This hit us worse than the downs. Again we were offered termination. But no we had gotten this far, and we would carry on, cus we loved her already (we didn't know she was a she then btw).
We had growth scans in north staffs, and heart scans each month in Birmingham. It was hard work. we went for one growth scan and they told us she had stopped growing and it was time to get her out.
She came 3 weeks early weighing 5lb 10oz, and she was a beaut. She slept well and ate well from day one, I have never known such a content little baby
(The story of the ops come another time...lol) ;D